Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-02-04

with>tanding the late cut in rates fof
Storage passage by the Emmo Hny-
"1rd. She came up Tuesday evenin.
with 20 passengers and her list each
day has, :" FIR. been fully up to what
II was before the reduction began.
Nj Smith Freeman, Of this place,
ha> 4 Emitted quantity IF Bright Orc
III &C. Tobacco. :, =, VIII II he oii,rs to
send ire t. he. VIII" wi,n t" make a
tri i 1t. :!e " I, L. wi>,. give >ug-
gestions a to soil and culture, to those
who call on him, or those who. in writ.
ing for the information, enclose Il
stamp.
The popular impression is still very
strong that the " city" salary list i,
too long, even with the reductions pro.
posed by the Council. There i, II,
sense in its being any larger than it
was under the previous form Of " town"
government. We are, us commune
ity, not as well prepared to pay large
tax now a. We Were then.
Mr.. A. y. Ranger. OF this city, Ia.
Received a letter from his bruthcr-in.
law, Mr.. Thomas Brap!rd, residing IN
Waterloo, Canada, containing tn,
pleasant announcement that the write,
has just been elected member nt
parliament to represent Shcflord coun
ty. Mr.. Brapard is the first Liberia
ever elected from that county.
The high wind which prevailed sun
day morning played havoc with swing
ing signs and soma oi the street lamps.
The former Were wrestcd, in MANY
cases, from their moOrings, and the lat
Ter We're almost decapitatcI, the Ian
terms, some Of them, hanging at an
angle of the culprit's head on the
dunce-block of country school.
Jack Frost has exhibited unusual
skill III the traccry of fantastic designs
on some Of the uptown show windows
the past few days. Those at Me
kenny's drugstore and ut the White
House" have been the admiration of
many, and seem to be veritablc crea-
tons OF the artist study rather than
the chance handiwork OF Nature.
y woolen-mill firm, of Appleton,
Wis, is looking for Il location in this
Territory, and has written to the Walla
Walla Board Of Trade in reference to
the matter. Would it ct he IA brilliant
stroke of policy for our local organi-
cation to correspond with the parties
and make known the incompatible adj
vantages possessed by Tumwater for
the site of such an enterprise?
The steamer Messenger will be laid
up the remainder of this month to UNI
dergo repairs. This renovation would
probably not be made TIL Spring, were
it not for the inclemcnt weather that
usually prevails in February when the
season is one of unusual severity.
This is the case the present year, so
far, at least, as high winds are con-
cerned. The steamer will go on the
Ellis ways for thorough examination
of her hull
a light fall of snow early in the
week made sleighing possible on Long
bridge, where solid surface is
presented for foundation for the
" beautiful" The roads have been too
muddy, however, for IL beaten track,
and this half-mile course is about all
that has been presented to remind
people of the winter sports of the East.
The merry jingle Of the bells has served
to recall, temporarily at least, by-gone
times, although the tariff of charges
for use Of an outfit has been rather
high-in some instances, we are in
formed, 81 an hour.
The owners Of the sawmills of Olvm-
pia and Tumwater have agreed upon
uniform scale of prices, which will
hereafter rule in all transactions to
supply the local demand. Rough lum-
Der, cut to order, will hereafter be sold
for S9; flooring first quality, lin.
wide at $lS, Gin. wide, SIG; rustic,
first quality, will be held ut SIG; cedar
at from $40 to 500, according to quail
ity; fir ceiling, $IS; cedar ceiling,
$25; wainscoting, cut to length, $25;
clear fir boards, dressed two sides, 500,
and other builders supplies in like
proportion. The combination like
wise agree to charge IL per cent. in
terest on bills after thirty days.
One OF the largest petitions ever OBJ
tanned in the county will be presented
to the County Commissioners next
week, praying a release of the mort
gage held by the county on the rolling
stock and equipments of the Olympia
and Chehalis Valley Railroad Co. to
secure the operation of daily trains
during the life of the bonds issued in
its aid by the county, and in lieu
thereof accepting equally good secur-
ity for the accomplishment of that OBJ
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